Cabinet Tackles Security Situation away from Thorny Files

Fuente: 
Naharnet
Fecha de publicación: 
30 Jun 2016

An ordinary cabinet session chaired by Prime Minister Tammam Salam convened at the Grand Serail on Thursday and focused on the security issues mainly after the Qaa bombings, without touching on any of the controversial files.

“Salam has assured that the Security Forces maintain readiness levels and capability to confront terrorism,” Information Minister Ramzi Jreij said after the meeting.

Referring to the bombing attacks, the latest in the eastern town of al-Qaa, Jreij said: “Salam has warned against linking the bombings to the Syrian displacement.”

The eastern town of al-Qaa was subject to a series of suicide bombings early this week.

Four suicide bombers targeted the town in a pre-dawn attack on Monday, killing five people and wounding 15 others, as another four bombers attacked the town in the evening and wounded 13 people.

Touching on the presidential vacuum, the Prime Minister stressed the necessity to elect a head of state as soon as possible, said Jreij.

Lebanon has been without a president since the term of President Michel Suleiman ended in May 2014.

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